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Case Reports
. 2011 Nov;17(11):2035-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1711.110291.

International spread of MDR TB from Tugela Ferry, South Africa

Graham S Cooke  1 , R Kate Beaton, Richard J Lessells, Laurence John, Simon Ashworth, Onn Min Kon, O Martin Williams, P Supply, P Moodley, Alexander S Pym
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Case Reports

International spread of MDR TB from Tugela Ferry, South Africa

Graham S Cooke et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

We describe a death associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV infection outside Africa that can be linked to Tugela Ferry (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), the town most closely associated with the regional epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This case underscores the international relevance of this regional epidemic, particularly among health care workers.

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